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California
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California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area. Located on the western coast of the U. S, California is bordered by the other U. S. states of Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California. Los Angeles is Californias most populous city, and the second largest after New York City. The Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nations second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, California also has the nations most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The Central Valley, an agricultural area, dominates the states center. What is now California was first settled by various Native American tribes before being explored by a number of European expeditions during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Spanish Empire then claimed it as part of Alta California in their New Spain colony. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821 following its war for independence. The western portion of Alta California then was organized as the State of California, the California Gold Rush starting in 1848 led to dramatic social and demographic changes, with large-scale emigration from the east and abroad with an accompanying economic boom. If it were a country, California would be the 6th largest economy in the world, fifty-eight percent of the states economy is centered on finance, government, real estate services, technology, and professional, scientific and technical business services. Although it accounts for only 1.5 percent of the states economy, the story of Calafia is recorded in a 1510 work The Adventures of Esplandián, written as a sequel to Amadis de Gaula by Spanish adventure writer Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. The kingdom of Queen Calafia, according to Montalvo, was said to be a land inhabited by griffins and other strange beasts. This conventional wisdom that California was an island, with maps drawn to reflect this belief, shortened forms of the states name include CA, Cal. Calif. and US-CA. Settled by successive waves of arrivals during the last 10,000 years, various estimates of the native population range from 100,000 to 300,000. The Indigenous peoples of California included more than 70 distinct groups of Native Americans, ranging from large, settled populations living on the coast to groups in the interior. California groups also were diverse in their organization with bands, tribes, villages. Trade, intermarriage and military alliances fostered many social and economic relationships among the diverse groups, the first European effort to explore the coast as far north as the Russian River was a Spanish sailing expedition, led by Portuguese captain Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, in 1542. Some 37 years later English explorer Francis Drake also explored and claimed a portion of the California coast in 1579. Spanish traders made unintended visits with the Manila galleons on their trips from the Philippines beginning in 1565

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AeroVironment
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MacCready, Jr. a designer of human-powered aircraft, founded the company in 1971. The company is probably most well known for developing a series of lightweight human-powered, AeroVironment is the Pentagons top supplier of small drones — including the Raven, Wasp and Puma models. They have signed a partnership with Lockheed Martin Corp to develop their Global Observer to provide persistent airborne observation. Among the vehicles the company built are, Gossamer Condor - The first successful human-powered airplane, the Gossamer Condor is on display at the National Air and Space Museum, since it won the first Kremer Prize in 1977. Gossamer Albatross - In 1979 this human-powered plane flew 23 miles across the English Channel, another of these planes is displayed at the National Air and Space Museum. Gossamer Penguin - A solar-powered variant of the Gossamer Albatross, Solar Challenger - This plane flew 163 miles from Paris France to England on solar power. High Altitude Solar -This solar-powered unmanned aircraft was sponsored by the CIA in the 1980s as the first unmanned solar-powered aircraft in history prototyped for national security missions, lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was the executing agent for the BMDO program. Dr. Nick Colella and Dr. Lowell Wood led the LLNL efforts for the BMDO program manager, ray Morgan led the program in AeroVironment alongside Dr. Paul MacCready and Tim Conver. This was a demo program supported at the highest levels of government. The ultimate goal was to develop the worlds first fly forever HALE UAV that could be configured for a variety of national security missions. The program was cancelled in 1995 due to reductions in the Clinton Administration at which time the aircraft. Pathfinder flew several flight test missions at NASAs Dryden Flight Research Center before the property transfer occurred, BMDO and LLNL also started initial development of new, ultra-lightweight hypersonic interceptor rockets that could be deployed from Pathfinder and its derivatives. The interceptor, called Astrid, flew several missions during this time period at Vandenberg AFB. After initial successes, the Pathfinder was rebuilt into the larger Pathfinder Plus, Dale Tietz from the Pentagons BMDO program transferred the Pathfinder aircraft to NASA for the ERAST Program, where AeroVironment managed its development as a non-weaponized variant. NASA Centurion - The Centurion was an expansion of the Pathfinder concept, NASA Helios Prototype - Derived from the Centurion, this solar cell and fuel cell powered UAV set a world record for flight at 96,863 feet. It was intended to be the prototype for the production Helios aircraft, the ERAST program was terminated in 2003, and as of 2008 Helios has not entered production. In actuality, it has been reborn in the form of the Global Observer UAS, the key technology shift was switching from solar power to liquid hydrogen power. AeroVironment Global Observer - The Los Angeles Times reported first flight of Global Observer happening at the Mojave Desert in the first week of January,2011, Sunraycer - This solar-powered car won the first worlds first solar car race in Australia in 1987

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Capitol Records
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Capitol Records, LLC is an American record label which operates as a division of the Capitol Music Group. The label was founded as the first West Coast-based record label in the United States in 1942 by three industry insiders named Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva and Glenn Wallichs, in 1955, the label was acquired by the British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary. EMI was later acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 and was merged with the company in 2013, making Capitol Records, Capitol Records circular headquarter building located in Los Angeles is a recognized landmark of California. Mercer first raised the idea of starting a company while golfing with Harold Arlen. By 1941, Mercer was a songwriter and a singer with multiple successful releases. Mercer next suggested the idea to Wallichs while visiting his record store, Wallichs expressed interest in the idea and the pair negotiated an agreement whereby Mercer would run the company and identify their artists, while Wallichs managed the business side. On February 2,1942, Mercer and Wallichs met with DeSylva at a Hollywood restaurant to inquire about the possibility of investment of the company from Paramount Pictures, while DeSylva declined the proposal, he handed the pair a check worth $15,000. On March 27,1942, the three men incorporated as Liberty Records, in May 1942, the application was amended to change the companys name to Capitol Records. On April 6,1942, Mercer supervised Capitols first recording session where Martha Tilton recorded the song Moon Dreams, on May 5, Bobby Sherwood and his orchestra recorded two tracks in the studio. On May 21, Freddie Slack and his orchestra recorded three tracks in the studio, one with the orchestra, one with Ella Mae Morse called Cow-Cow Boogie, on June 4,1942, Capitol opened its first office in a second-floor room south of Sunset Boulevard. On that same day, Wallichs presented the companys first free record to Los Angeles disc jockey Peter Potter, on June 5,1942, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra recorded four songs at the studio. On June 12, the recorded five more songs in the studio. On June 11, Tex Ritter recorded Jingle Jangle Jingle and Goodbye My Little Cherokee for his first Capitol recording session, and the songs formed Capitols 110th produced record. 133 - Get On Board Little Chillun - July 31,1942 - is a Freddie Slack/Ella Mae Morse/Mellowaires recording that might be the first rock n roll record and she has sometimes been called the first rock n roll singer. A good example is her 1942 recording of song which, with strong gospel, blues, boogie. Bone Walker recorded Mean Old World a pioneering example of the use of electric guitar. The earliest recording artists included co-owner Mercer, Whiteman, Tilton, Morse, Margaret Whiting, Jo Stafford, the Pied Pipers, Johnnie Johnston, Tex Ritter, Capitols first gold single was Morses Cow Cow Boogie in 1942. Capitols first album was Capitol Presents Songs By Johnny Mercer, a three 78-rpm disc set with recordings by Mercer, Stafford and the Pied Pipers, all with Westons Orchestra

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California Pizza Kitchen
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California Pizza Kitchen, known within the food industry as CPK, is a polished casual dining restaurant chain that specializes in California-style pizza. The restaurant was started in 1985 by attorneys Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax in Beverly Hills, California, United States. The California Pizza Kitchen chain is known for its innovative and nontraditional pizzas, such as the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, BLT, Thai Chicken. They also serve various kinds of pasta, salads, soups, sandwiches and they have an extensive childrens menu for children ages 10 and under which includes a variety of different pizzas, pastas, salad and chicken. The chain has over 200 locations in 32 US states and 13 other countries, including 17 California Pizza Kitchen nontraditional, franchise concepts designed for airports, universities and stadiums. CPKs brand is licensed to a line of hand-tossed style, crispy thin crust, gluten-free crust, the brand was originally licensed to Kraft in 1999. The license was assigned to Nestlé after it purchased Krafts pizza lines in 2010, in 1985, Flax and Rosenfield pooled $200,000 in bank loans and savings along with $350,000 invested from friends to lease space on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California. The first menu, including the famous BBQ Chicken Pizza, was developed by Ed LaDou, CPK became an immediate success, and the company expanded throughout Southern California. By 1992, there were 26 CPKs, in 1992, PepsiCo paid nearly $100 million for 67 percent of the chain, with Flax and Rosenfield each receiving $17.5 million. At the time this was thought to be more than CPK was worth, CPK opened 15 stores in 1993 and 28 in the following year, a plan which was a disaster. PepsiCo had invested tens of millions of dollars and quickly slowed expansion, PepsiCo executives had started cutting corners by replacing fresh ingredients with frozen vegetables and cheese. In 1997, the equity firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Company bought out PepsiCo’s two-thirds stake with the intention of taking CPK public in 2000. Veteran restaurant executive Fred Hipp was hired to run CPK with an expansion plan including 18 new stores in 2002,22 in 2003. The expansion was to be carried out by former Brinker International vice president, Tom Jenneman, Flax and Rosenfield remained on the board but had no day-to-day control. In early 2003, CPK reported a 16 percent increase in profits, in a March 25,2003 press release CPK cut its first-quarter earnings estimates, which didn’t make sense given the positive forecast laid out just a few weeks earlier. Rosenfield investigated the numbers and discovered the positive earnings numbers Hipp had been touting were masking difficult quarters ahead, an emergency board meeting was called, Hipp and Jenneman were fired, and Flax and Rosenfield resumed control of CPK. In 2011, CPK was acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm Golden Gate Capital, CPK started serving Gluten Intolerance Group certified gluten-free pizzas, available across all CPK locations, excluding franchise locations, in 2013. In 2014, CPK started rolling out their Next Chapter locations, with modernized interiors and updated menus

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Catalina Pottery
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Catalina Clay Products was founded in 1927. Gladding, McBean & Co. acquired all of the assets of the company in 1937, in 1927, William Wrigley, Jr. built a tile and brick pottery on a beach located near Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. The new pottery became Catalina Clay Products, a division of Wrigleys Santa Catalina Island Company, the pottery used local clays from the Island. This business venture had two purposes, to produce clay building products and to provide the much needed employment for Island residents. In 1930, Wrigley brought artisans to the Island to design decorative and functional pottery products including souvenirs, vases, bookends, red clays found on the Island were used for pottery until 1931. After 1931 white clay from the United States mainland was combined with the red clay until finally only white clay was used, glazes were made with local minerals mined on the Island. The company sold its ware as Catalina Pottery and Catalina Tile, the pottery opened free standing stores to sell their wares in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Hollywood, Olvera Street in Los Angeles, and in the Arizona Biltmore Hotel, Phoenix. Dinnerware and art ware was sold through department and jewelry stores, the potterys tile was used for the interiors and exteriors of buildings on the Island. Tile products were used throughout the United States, the Arizona Biltmore Hotels swimming pool was built using Catalina tile. In 1937, Catalina Clay Products, including all equipment, stock, molds, the pottery on the Island was closed. The Santa Catalina Island Company initially suggested that Gladding McBean lease the facilities at Pebbly Beach. This proposal did not interest the mainland firm because the high cost of importing clay had caused the problem in the first place, all molds and equipment were moved to Gladding, McBean & Co. s Glendale plant in Los Angeles. Gladding, McBean continued to produce Catalina art ware and dinnerware shapes for their Catalina Pottery art ware lines until 1942, Gladding, McBean & Co. s Catalina Pottery art ware was marked Catalina Pottery, made in USA, with an ink stamp. In 1947, Gladding, McBean & Co. returned the use of the trademark to the Santa Catalina Island Company, coates, Carole Catalina Island Pottery and Tile Island Treasures 1927-1937. Schiffer Publishing Ltd ISBN 0-7643-1401-7 Fridley, A. W. Catalina Pottery, Hoefs, Steven and Aisha Hoefs Catalina Island Pottery, Collectors Guide. S. & A. Hoefs Pedersen, Jeannine L, the Art of Catalina Clay Products. ISBN 0-9720668-1-0 Rosenthal, Lee Catalina Tile of the Magic Isle, windgate Press ISBN 0-915269-10-4 Stern, Bill California Pottery, From Missions to Modernism. Chronicle Books ISBN 0-8118-3068-3 Catalina Museum

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Buff, Smith and Hensman
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Buff, Straub and Hensman is an architectural firm. The office has won more than 30 awards for house designs from the American Institute of Architects, the firm was known as Buff and Hensmen when Cal Straub moved to Arizona and later Buff, Smith and Hensman when Dennis Smith bought the practice after Don Hensmans retirement. The partnership, originally Buff, Straub, and Hensman, consisted of Conrad Buff III, Calvin Straub, L Conrad Buff III FAIA was born in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, California, to the creators of childrens books Mary and Conrad Buff. His father Conrad Buff II was also a painter of the American southwest, family acquaintances included Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler and opera singer Lawrence Tibbett, redesigning the Buff II garage was one of Neutras first architectural commissions. Buff III attended local Eagle Rocks school, for ten years Buff was a faculty member of USC contributing design curriculum. Conrad served in the Navy in World War II at a base in Maryland, which was where he met his wife Elizabeth, after the War, Conrad decided to enroll at USC School of Architecture, where he met Donald Hensman, who had also returned from the War. Hensman FAIA grew up in Hollywood, California and he served in the navy during World War II, as a parachute rigger in the South Pacific, and entered the USC architecture program by way of the GI Bill. It was at USC that Hensman met Conrad Buff, but prior to their collaboration with Straub, Buff and Hensman were designers of tract homes for a number of regional developers. He returned to architecture at his alma mater, USC from 1952 to 1963. He was eventually made assistant professor within USC’s design curriculum and was chairman of the joint USC/American Institute of Architects education committee, Hensman remained active in the Pasadena architectural community until his death in 2002. Straub FAIA was born in Macon, Georgia and he studied at Texas A&M University and Pasadena City College before receiving his degree in architecture at the University of Southern California in 1945. After serving in the Navy, Straub lectured at USC from 1946 to 1961, moving to Scottsdale, AZ in 1961 and joining the faculty at the College of Architecture at Arizona State University. Few architects and educators have had such an influence on architecture as Calvin C Straub. He created an important body of work as the partner of Buff Straub and Hensmen. His work was published in Sunset Magazine and considered highly influential in shaping the vision iconography of the post-world war II contemporary southern Californian style. His and the firms work bridged the gap between the influences of early arts and crafts architects and the early California modernists, creating a regional architectural form. For this work and his contributions he was described in Toward a simpler way of Life as the father of California post. He worked for the firm of A. B. Gallion before entering into a partnership with Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman, Straub also ran his own private practice in Arizona

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Capitol Music Group
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Capitol Music Group is an American front line umbrella label owned by the Universal Music Group. It oversees handling of record labels assigned to UMGs Capitol Records division and were inherited from its acquisition of EMIs catalog and it is one of five umbrella labels owned by UMG, with the other four being Interscope Geffen A&M, Island Records, Def Jam Recordings and Republic Records. Capitol Music Group was formed in February 2007 as a merger of Capitol Records and Virgin Records America in an effort by EMI to restructure, both Virgin Records and Capitol Records, however, remain imprints of the label. Virgin Records CEO Jason Flom was named the head of the division, as the head of the label, Flom reports directly to EMI Group CEO Eric Nicoli. A total of 283 artists signed to Capitol Music Group, including Mims, LeToya Luckett, J. Holiday, Royal Bliss, Mack 10, Faith Evans, Fat Joe and since 2007, Katy Perry, Ferras, and Rucka Rucka Ali. In 2014 both Morrissey and Neil Diamond were confirmed to have signed with Capitol Records, Morrissey having signed a two album deal, however, the latter was given to Parlophone as a result of that labels sale to Warner Music. In November 2012, it was announced that Steve Barnett would become Chairman, with EMIs absorption into Universal Music Group complete, the Capitol Music Group is now part of UMGs five label units in the UK. The Beatles have been confirmed to appear on Capitol UK, in April 2013, Robbie McIntosh was named head of Capitols international operations

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AstroFlight
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The company is based in Irvine, California, USA. The company was founded in 1969 by Bob Boucher and Roland Boucher and their goal was the development and production of a high-performance radio controlled sailplane for use in AMA-certified competition. That first sailplane, the Malibu, finished third in its very first outing in San Jose that same year, Bob Boucher would use a Malibu in 1970 to set a closed-course world record for soaring. His record flight of 302 km took place at Waimanalo Beach, the introduction of the Fournier RF-4 electric R/C airplane in 1971 marked the debut of the worlds first practical electric-powered model airplane. This would be the model which Roland Boucher would use to set a record for duration and distance with a flight of one hour. Since no official categories for electric flight existed at the time, the Northrop Corporation awarded Astro Flight a contract in 1972 to develop a low- altitude electric surveillance drone. Project manager Bob Boucher along with Roland Boucher and their lone employee Dave Shadel finished the design in only six months, the result was the Model 7212 flying wing. With a wingspan of 8, the 7212 was powered by three of the companys Astro 40 ferrite motors each turning a three-blade, 8x8 propeller. The 7212 would set another record in August 1973 by carrying a 7.5 pound lead payload over a closed course for an hour. Astro Flight was awarded a DARPA contract through Lockheed in 1974 in order to build the Sunrise, the historic flight, powered only by sunlight, took place November 4,1974 at Fort Irwin, California. Two Astro Flight Astro 40 ferrite motors powered the craft via a 6,1 gearbox swinging a 36x24 wood propeller, more than one thousand solar cells on the wing were the sole source of energy, producing roughly 450 watts of power. The craft, weighing in at 27 pounds with its 32 wingspan, had a ceiling of 20,000 feet depending on available sunlight. 1975 saw both the departure of Roland Boucher and damage to Sunrise I in a windstorm and it also saw the introduction of the improved Sunrise II, built in just three months. Its maiden flight was on September 27,1975 at Nellis AFB, improvements included a single Astro Flight Cobalt 40 motor powered by 4480 solar cells with an output of 600 watts. In 1979, DuPont sponsored Dr. Paul MacCready in his attempt to create a solar powered plane capable of carrying a human, the result was the Gossamer Penguin which had its first flight on May 16,1980 in Shafter, California. It utilized the 600 watt solar panel used to power Sunrise II along with a production version Cobalt 40 motor, thrust was via a three-stage transmission turning an 11 propeller at 120 rpm. The success of Gossamer Penguin prompted DuPont to agree to sponsor a solar plane capable of crossing the English Channel, the Dupont Solar Challenger required three months to build the solar panels with their 16,128 cells. The setup was capable of 4000 watts at operating altitude and 2500 watts at sea level, a 3.5 horsepower motor, specially designed for the project, turned 9000 rpm through a 22,1 belt-drive reduction unit, resulting in a propeller speed of about 400 rpm

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BGW Systems
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BGW Systems is a designer and manufacturer of audio power amplifiers based in Southern California in the United States. The company also manufactures other audio electronics designs as well as computer systems, following the positive industry exposure from Sensurround, BGW amps began to be installed permanently in many movie theaters as well as at theme parks and nightclubs. By 1978, BGW amplifiers were installed in greater numbers in discothèques than any other amplifier, BGW introduced an audio crossover product in 1979 and new amplifier lines in 80 and 82. By 1983, BGWs skill in metal work had grown to the point of it becoming its own source of company revenue. BGW began supplying finished products to a number of industries. In 1985, Wachner delivered a paper to the AES regarding guidelines for power amplifier evaluation,1987 saw the introduction of the Grand Touring series of amplifiers, beginning with the GTA. Its successor, the GTB, came out the next year and this model line, designed for the road and known for its rugged durability and conservative power rating, was adopted by many concert sound companies, some of whom became BGW dealers. Wachner himself visited these dealers, flying around the United States in his airplane to meet them. BGW Systems is used as an example in a guidebook for companies seeking Small Business Administration loans, in 1991, BGW applied for and received a loan of US$200,000 in order to extend sales internationally. By 1995, 60% of BGWs sales were from outside the US, in 1992, the BGW U86 rack-mounted computer was introduced as an entirely new product line. At the same time, the Universal Chassis product was introduced from the metal department. THX gave their approval to the BGW M2200 self-powered subwoofer introduced in 1993, the subwoofer contained four 15 drivers, crossover circuitry, and an internal amplifier based on the Grand Touring series design. THX quality assurance also approved the BGW M1100 subwoofer in 1995, BGWs prominence and Wachners involvement in the industry led to the Los Angeles section of AES asking Wachner to chair the section for two years. Brian Gary Wachner died of a cancer on October 22,1997 at the age of 52. His widow, Barbara Wachner, had been involved in company operations since its founding. Their son, Jeff Wachner, became the primary contact for BGW. Steve Lyle joined BGW in 2000, taking over as chief engineer, on October 20,2003, the Wachners sold BGW Systems to Amplifier Technologies, Inc. of Montebello, California. Under ATI, BGW has introduced several new amplifier designs but has reduced its industry profile, though several of BGWs products met THX quality assurance standards in the mid-1990s extending through to 2002, BGW is no longer represented on THX product listings

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Brighton Collectibles
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Brighton Collectibles is an accessories manufacturer and retailer, with over 195 retail stores in the United States. Brighton products are sold in more than 7,000 boutiques nationwide. The concept for Brighton began when Terri Kravitz and Jerry Kohl, high school sweethearts, in 1991, Terri and Jerry launched Brighton Collectibles with a single collection of belts. Over the years, Brighton has expanded their products to include a line of coordinating accessories, luggage and home accessories are included in Brightons home line. Brighton is headquartered in the City of Industry, California, and is a division of Leegin Creative Leather Products, also based in City of Industry, CA. Components for some of the products are manufactured in such as France, Italy, Spain, China, Taiwan, Korea. Every October, Brighton Collectibles comes out with their annual Power of Pink bracelet, which benefits local Breast Cancer charities. In 2007, the company won a case before the U. S. Supreme Court to allow price floors in Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. Brighton Collectibles official website

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Bristol Farms
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Bristol Farms Inc. is an upscale grocery store chain in California, United States. Founded in Los Angeles County, Bristol Farms operates fifteen stores, twelve in Southern California, the fourteenth and fifteenth stores operate as Lazy Acres Market in Santa Barbara and Long Beach, respectively. After several changes in ownership over the years, the company is now owned by Endeavour Capital. Their vision was to combine the service and food quality of a grocer, butcher and baker with the theatre of Harrods in London. The first store was an overwhelming success, the company added further stores in California. In June 1999, they acquired a famous landmark, Chalet Gourmet in Hollywood, in 2004, Bristol Farms was purchased by Albertsons, Inc. In October 2005, Bristol Farms purchased Santa Barbara-based Lazy Acres, many believe that the independently owned single store Lazy Acres sold to Bristol Farms as a defensive move against Whole Foods pending arrival into Santa Barbara. While this is Bristol Farms first and only location in Santa Barbara, the name Bristol Farms is not noted on signage or advertisements at Lazy Acres. The Long Beach Bristol Farms was converted into a second Lazy Acres in November 2012, in 2006, Bristol Farms opened its doors at the newly expanded Westfield San Francisco Centre in downtown San Francisco, becoming the first Bristol Farms in Northern California. The San Francisco site covers more than half the space of the Concourse Level in the level of the mall. On November 12,2008, Bristol Farms opened its seventeenth location and this 30, 000-square-foot location, which unlike many of Bristol Farms current locations, was built new from the ground up. The store is located in the Bridgeport Marketplace mixed-use shopping center within the Bridgeport residential neighborhood in Santa Clarita, the wine area, with its four walls, wine racks and roof trellis, resembles a specialty wine boutique. Over 1,500 sq ft. of hand-painted murals painted by artists at D L English Design depict picturesque scenes of the Santa Clarita Valley throughout the store. On October 29,2010, SuperValu announced that it had sold the Bristol Farms chain to a new company formed by an investment firm, Endeavour Capital. Lazy Acres Market Inc. is a chain of three grocery stores for natural and organic foods, gourmet foods, supplements and body care products. The stores, in Santa Barbara, Long Beach, and Encinitas, are owned and operated by Bristol Farms, the original Santa Barbara store was founded in 1991 by Jimmy Searcy, Hugo van Seenus, and Irwin Carasso